Jodi Cohen
@jodiscohen.bsky.social
Reporter, @propublica.org
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"Following public outcry, the U.S. Department of Education has restored funding for students who have both hearing and vision loss, about a month after cutting it..."
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Students With Hearing and Vision Loss Get Funding Back Despite Trump’s Anti-DEI Campaign
Following public outcry, the Department of Education has reversed its decision to cut funding for students who have both hearing and vision loss, opting instead to reroute grants to an organization th...
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October 13, 2025 at 6:29 PM
"Following public outcry, the U.S. Department of Education has restored funding for students who have both hearing and vision loss, about a month after cutting it..."
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U.S. Department of Education reverses decision and will fund programs for students who are both deaf and blind.
But the money will flow a different way.
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But the money will flow a different way.
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Students With Hearing and Vision Loss Get Funding Back Despite Trump’s Anti-DEI Campaign
Following public outcry, the Department of Education has reversed its decision to cut funding for students who have both hearing and vision loss, opting instead to reroute grants to an organization th...
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October 13, 2025 at 1:43 PM
U.S. Department of Education reverses decision and will fund programs for students who are both deaf and blind.
But the money will flow a different way.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
But the money will flow a different way.
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We are hiring a reporter to cover higher education — the best beat there is. 🏫
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Higher Education Reporter, National
New York City, United States
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October 6, 2025 at 6:54 PM
🚨Come work with me at @propublica.org!
We are hiring a reporter to cover higher education — the best beat there is. 🏫
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We are hiring a reporter to cover higher education — the best beat there is. 🏫
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Chicago prosecutors have dropped nearly 100 pending cases against people accused of drunk and dangerous driving and other traffic offenses.
Why? The ex-Chicago cop involved in their arrests lied and forged records to dodge his own traffic offenses.
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Why? The ex-Chicago cop involved in their arrests lied and forged records to dodge his own traffic offenses.
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Chicago Cop Who Falsely Blamed an Ex-Girlfriend for Dozens of Traffic Tickets Pleads Guilty but Avoids Prison
Retired officer Jeffrey Kriv acknowledged repeatedly lying under oath to avoid paying dozens of speeding and other traffic tickets. Prosecutors have dropped at least 92 cases in which Kriv was a key w...
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October 2, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Chicago prosecutors have dropped nearly 100 pending cases against people accused of drunk and dangerous driving and other traffic offenses.
Why? The ex-Chicago cop involved in their arrests lied and forged records to dodge his own traffic offenses.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Why? The ex-Chicago cop involved in their arrests lied and forged records to dodge his own traffic offenses.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Former cop Jeffrey Kriv has pleaded guilty to lying under oath and forging reports to get out of speeding/other tickets.
And with his credibility at issue, prosecutors now have dropped 92 cases where he had been an arresting officer, @propublica.org found.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
And with his credibility at issue, prosecutors now have dropped 92 cases where he had been an arresting officer, @propublica.org found.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Chicago Cop Who Falsely Blamed an Ex-Girlfriend for Dozens of Traffic Tickets Pleads Guilty but Avoids Prison
Retired officer Jeffrey Kriv acknowledged repeatedly lying under oath to avoid paying dozens of speeding and other traffic tickets. Prosecutors have dropped at least 92 cases in which Kriv was a key w...
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October 2, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Former cop Jeffrey Kriv has pleaded guilty to lying under oath and forging reports to get out of speeding/other tickets.
And with his credibility at issue, prosecutors now have dropped 92 cases where he had been an arresting officer, @propublica.org found.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
And with his credibility at issue, prosecutors now have dropped 92 cases where he had been an arresting officer, @propublica.org found.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Reposted by Jodi Cohen
🚨 JOURNALISM JOB ALERT🚨
@propublica.org is hiring a reporter for our amazing Midwest team!
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@propublica.org is hiring a reporter for our amazing Midwest team!
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September 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
🚨 JOURNALISM JOB ALERT🚨
@propublica.org is hiring a reporter for our amazing Midwest team!
Read some of the key details below and apply here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...
@propublica.org is hiring a reporter for our amazing Midwest team!
Read some of the key details below and apply here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...
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NEW: After the @northdakotamonitor.com and ProPublica reported on how oil companies take millions in royalties from mineral owners, more than a half-dozen lawmakers are now proposing a committee to study the issue and suggest solutions.
“Something has to be done,” one legislator said.
“Something has to be done,” one legislator said.
Some North Dakota Lawmakers Say Change Is Needed to Protect Oil and Gas Royalty Owners
For years, North Dakota legislators rejected proposals to protect mineral owners from oil and gas companies withholding their earnings. “Something has to be done,” one lawmaker now says.
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September 15, 2025 at 12:15 PM
NEW: After the @northdakotamonitor.com and ProPublica reported on how oil companies take millions in royalties from mineral owners, more than a half-dozen lawmakers are now proposing a committee to study the issue and suggest solutions.
“Something has to be done,” one legislator said.
“Something has to be done,” one legislator said.
Reposted by Jodi Cohen
NEW: Federal funding for organizations that help students with hearing and vision loss across eight states will stop at the end of the month, according to letters sent by a top Education Dept. official and obtained by ProPublica.
By @jodiscohen.bsky.social @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
By @jodiscohen.bsky.social @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
Programs for Students With Hearing and Vision Loss Harmed by Trump’s Anti-Diversity Push
Citing concerns about DEI, the U.S. Department of Education has halted funding for programs that support students with combined hearing and vision loss in eight states. “How low can you go?” one advoc...
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September 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
NEW: Federal funding for organizations that help students with hearing and vision loss across eight states will stop at the end of the month, according to letters sent by a top Education Dept. official and obtained by ProPublica.
By @jodiscohen.bsky.social @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
By @jodiscohen.bsky.social @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
BREAKING: Trump’s Education Dept. cancels grants that help students who are both deaf and blind.
“How low can you go?” said one person who works with DeafBlind students and their families.
W/ @jsmithrichards.bsky.social for @propublica.org
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“How low can you go?” said one person who works with DeafBlind students and their families.
W/ @jsmithrichards.bsky.social for @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Programs for Students With Hearing and Vision Loss Harmed by Trump’s Anti-Diversity Push
Citing concerns about DEI, the U.S. Department of Education has halted funding for programs that support students with combined hearing and vision loss in eight states. “How low can you go?” one advoc...
www.propublica.org
September 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
BREAKING: Trump’s Education Dept. cancels grants that help students who are both deaf and blind.
“How low can you go?” said one person who works with DeafBlind students and their families.
W/ @jsmithrichards.bsky.social for @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
“How low can you go?” said one person who works with DeafBlind students and their families.
W/ @jsmithrichards.bsky.social for @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Why some Illinois farmers have “one foot stuck in the mud, the other in government bureaucracy.”
Impressive story, with impressive photographs published by @propublica.org and @capitolnewsil.bsky.social
Part 1 of 2:
www.propublica.org/article/illi...
Impressive story, with impressive photographs published by @propublica.org and @capitolnewsil.bsky.social
Part 1 of 2:
www.propublica.org/article/illi...
The Federal Farm Policy Trap: Why Some Farmers Are Stuck Raising Crops That No Longer Thrive
Some farmers keep growing in flood- and drought-prone fields because subsidies soften the losses, while federal programs meant to help them change course have been underfunded and mired in bureaucracy...
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September 5, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Why some Illinois farmers have “one foot stuck in the mud, the other in government bureaucracy.”
Impressive story, with impressive photographs published by @propublica.org and @capitolnewsil.bsky.social
Part 1 of 2:
www.propublica.org/article/illi...
Impressive story, with impressive photographs published by @propublica.org and @capitolnewsil.bsky.social
Part 1 of 2:
www.propublica.org/article/illi...
A billboard to recruit Proud Boys members has popped up above the cornfields in rural Illinois — and next to a high school.
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Billboard promoting far-right group Proud Boys springs up in southern Illinois
Article Summary A billboard promoting the Proud Boys, a right-wing extremist group, has been put up near a high school
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August 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
A billboard to recruit Proud Boys members has popped up above the cornfields in rural Illinois — and next to a high school.
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North Dakota doesn’t protect its private mineral owners from losing their royalty income.
Other states do.
Here’s the latest @northdakotamonitor.com and @propublica.org story.
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
Some States Restrict the Oil Industry From Taking Mineral Owners’ Earnings. Not North Dakota.
At least seven states limit the costs oil and gas companies can pass on to the people they lease drilling rights from. Here’s how North Dakota differs when it comes to protecting the interests of mine...
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August 15, 2025 at 12:26 PM
North Dakota doesn’t protect its private mineral owners from losing their royalty income.
Other states do.
Here’s the latest @northdakotamonitor.com and @propublica.org story.
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
Reposted by Jodi Cohen
NEW: An investigation by ProPublica and @texastribune.org found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state laws had the schools been public.
By Lexi Churchill and @emsimani.bsky.social
By Lexi Churchill and @emsimani.bsky.social
Texas Private Schools Hire Relatives and Enrich Insiders. Soon They Can Do It With Taxpayer Money.
An investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state law...
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August 13, 2025 at 11:30 AM
NEW: An investigation by ProPublica and @texastribune.org found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state laws had the schools been public.
By Lexi Churchill and @emsimani.bsky.social
By Lexi Churchill and @emsimani.bsky.social
Reposted by Jodi Cohen
1/ Early on in President Trump’s second term, I spent a few weeks observing Chicago’s immigration court to get a sense of how things were changing.
One afternoon in March, the case of a 27-year-old Venezuelan asylum-seeker caught my attention.
I want to tell you his story 👇
One afternoon in March, the case of a 27-year-old Venezuelan asylum-seeker caught my attention.
I want to tell you his story 👇
July 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
1/ Early on in President Trump’s second term, I spent a few weeks observing Chicago’s immigration court to get a sense of how things were changing.
One afternoon in March, the case of a 27-year-old Venezuelan asylum-seeker caught my attention.
I want to tell you his story 👇
One afternoon in March, the case of a 27-year-old Venezuelan asylum-seeker caught my attention.
I want to tell you his story 👇
Reposted by Jodi Cohen
NEW: Greystar, which manages nearly 950,000 apartments, has agreed to stop using “anti-competitive” algorithms to suggest rents.
ProPublica previously showed how such software lets landlords set rents in a way that could result in cartel-like behavior.
By @heathervogell.bsky.social
ProPublica previously showed how such software lets landlords set rents in a way that could result in cartel-like behavior.
By @heathervogell.bsky.social
America’s Largest Landlord to Stop Using RealPage Rent-Setting Software, Makes Deal With DOJ
Greystar, which manages nearly 950,000 apartments, has agreed to stop using “anti-competitive” algorithms to suggest rents. ProPublica previously showed how such software lets landlords set rents in a...
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August 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
NEW: Greystar, which manages nearly 950,000 apartments, has agreed to stop using “anti-competitive” algorithms to suggest rents.
ProPublica previously showed how such software lets landlords set rents in a way that could result in cartel-like behavior.
By @heathervogell.bsky.social
ProPublica previously showed how such software lets landlords set rents in a way that could result in cartel-like behavior.
By @heathervogell.bsky.social
Frustrated North Dakota mineral owners asked their lawmakers for help with a decade-old issue: Companies taking their royalty income.
Lawmakers gave them a program that hasn’t helped.
The latest @propublica.org and @northdakotamonitor.com story on the issue:
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
Lawmakers gave them a program that hasn’t helped.
The latest @propublica.org and @northdakotamonitor.com story on the issue:
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
They Can’t Get Answers From the Oil Industry. North Dakota’s Oversight Program Hasn’t Helped.
Frustrated by oil companies mysteriously withholding large amounts of royalties, North Dakota mineral owners lobbied for change. Instead, lawmakers provided an oversight program that, owners say, fail...
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August 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Frustrated North Dakota mineral owners asked their lawmakers for help with a decade-old issue: Companies taking their royalty income.
Lawmakers gave them a program that hasn’t helped.
The latest @propublica.org and @northdakotamonitor.com story on the issue:
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
Lawmakers gave them a program that hasn’t helped.
The latest @propublica.org and @northdakotamonitor.com story on the issue:
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
Reposted by Jodi Cohen
NEW: Frustrated by oil companies mysteriously withholding large amounts of royalties, North Dakota mineral owners lobbied for change.
Instead, lawmakers provided an oversight program that, owners say, fails to address the issue it was created to solve.
With @northdakotamonitor.com
Instead, lawmakers provided an oversight program that, owners say, fails to address the issue it was created to solve.
With @northdakotamonitor.com
They Can’t Get Answers From the Oil Industry. North Dakota’s Oversight Program Hasn’t Helped.
Frustrated by oil companies mysteriously withholding large amounts of royalties, North Dakota mineral owners lobbied for change. Instead, lawmakers provided an oversight program that, owners say, fail...
www.propublica.org
August 11, 2025 at 11:40 AM
NEW: Frustrated by oil companies mysteriously withholding large amounts of royalties, North Dakota mineral owners lobbied for change.
Instead, lawmakers provided an oversight program that, owners say, fails to address the issue it was created to solve.
With @northdakotamonitor.com
Instead, lawmakers provided an oversight program that, owners say, fails to address the issue it was created to solve.
With @northdakotamonitor.com
“It’s a matter of fairness.” In North Dakota, mineral owners feel “cheated” by oil companies.
Check out this thoroughly-reported story and stunning visuals in a @propublica.org and @northdakotamonitor.com collaboration
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
Check out this thoroughly-reported story and stunning visuals in a @propublica.org and @northdakotamonitor.com collaboration
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
“You Feel Like You’re Being Cheated”: Oil Companies Unfairly Take Millions, North Dakota Mineral Owners Say
Oil companies are holding back a large portion of revenue payments to the people they lease drilling rights from, often with little explanation. But the industry has an outsize influence in the state,...
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August 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
“It’s a matter of fairness.” In North Dakota, mineral owners feel “cheated” by oil companies.
Check out this thoroughly-reported story and stunning visuals in a @propublica.org and @northdakotamonitor.com collaboration
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
Check out this thoroughly-reported story and stunning visuals in a @propublica.org and @northdakotamonitor.com collaboration
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
Reposted by Jodi Cohen
NEW: Oil companies are holding back a large portion of revenue payments to the people they lease drilling rights from, often with little explanation.
But the industry has an outsize influence in the state, and public officials have refused to take action.
With @northdakotamonitor.com
But the industry has an outsize influence in the state, and public officials have refused to take action.
With @northdakotamonitor.com
“You Feel Like You’re Being Cheated”: Oil Companies Unfairly Take Millions, North Dakota Mineral Owners Say
Oil companies are holding back a large portion of revenue payments to the people they lease drilling rights from, often with little explanation. But the industry has an outsize influence in the…
www.propublica.org
August 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: Oil companies are holding back a large portion of revenue payments to the people they lease drilling rights from, often with little explanation.
But the industry has an outsize influence in the state, and public officials have refused to take action.
With @northdakotamonitor.com
But the industry has an outsize influence in the state, and public officials have refused to take action.
With @northdakotamonitor.com
Reposted by Jodi Cohen
ND mineral owners have sought the state’s help as the oil industry takes deductions from royalty payments. Public officials have refused to take action, which some attribute to the industry’s outsize influence on the state.
With @propublica.org
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With @propublica.org
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North Dakota mineral owners say oil companies unfairly keep millions from checks without oversight • North Dakota Monitor
Oil companies are holding back a large portion of revenue payments to the people they lease drilling rights from, often with little explanation.
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August 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
ND mineral owners have sought the state’s help as the oil industry takes deductions from royalty payments. Public officials have refused to take action, which some attribute to the industry’s outsize influence on the state.
With @propublica.org
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With @propublica.org
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The U.S. Supreme Court just gave the Trump administration the go-ahead to slash the Education Department.
I have been reporting on eduction for decades. If you have been impacted by this news, please reach out to me on Signal at jodireporter.88
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I have been reporting on eduction for decades. If you have been impacted by this news, please reach out to me on Signal at jodireporter.88
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Help Us Report on How the Department of Education Is Handling Civil Rights Cases
Have you recently filed a civil rights complaint or do you have a pending case? We need your help to get a full picture of how the dismantling of the Office for Civil Rights is affecting students, par...
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July 14, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The U.S. Supreme Court just gave the Trump administration the go-ahead to slash the Education Department.
I have been reporting on eduction for decades. If you have been impacted by this news, please reach out to me on Signal at jodireporter.88
www.propublica.org/getinvolved/...
I have been reporting on eduction for decades. If you have been impacted by this news, please reach out to me on Signal at jodireporter.88
www.propublica.org/getinvolved/...
Reposted by Jodi Cohen
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the Education Dept. can carry out mass firings it began in March. So I'm here to remind you that we're continuing to report on changes at ED, including to its civil rights division. If you have been affected, we're listening: www.propublica.org/getinvolved/...
Help Us Report on How the Department of Education Is Handling Civil Rights Cases
Have you recently filed a civil rights complaint or do you have a pending case? We need your help to get a full picture of how the dismantling of the Office for Civil Rights is affecting students, par...
www.propublica.org
July 14, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the Education Dept. can carry out mass firings it began in March. So I'm here to remind you that we're continuing to report on changes at ED, including to its civil rights division. If you have been affected, we're listening: www.propublica.org/getinvolved/...
Thrilled that @lastweektonight.com featured our @propublica.org reporting on Grace as part of a segment on juvenile justice.
You can read the entire series about Grace and Michigan’s failures here:
www.propublica.org/series/grace
You can read the entire series about Grace and Michigan’s failures here:
www.propublica.org/series/grace
June 16, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Thrilled that @lastweektonight.com featured our @propublica.org reporting on Grace as part of a segment on juvenile justice.
You can read the entire series about Grace and Michigan’s failures here:
www.propublica.org/series/grace
You can read the entire series about Grace and Michigan’s failures here:
www.propublica.org/series/grace
Reposted by Jodi Cohen
@lastweektonight.com also cited the July 2020 story by @jodiscohen.bsky.social on Grace, the Michigan teen who was sent to juvenile detention for failing to do her schoolwork:
www.propublica.org/article/a-te...
www.propublica.org/article/a-te...
June 16, 2025 at 4:29 AM
@lastweektonight.com also cited the July 2020 story by @jodiscohen.bsky.social on Grace, the Michigan teen who was sent to juvenile detention for failing to do her schoolwork:
www.propublica.org/article/a-te...
www.propublica.org/article/a-te...
Reposted by Jodi Cohen
NEW: North Dakota lawmakers wanted an ethics commission but then they made it essentially toothless. Very good story from Jacob Orledge and Mary Steurer of the @northdakotamonitor.com, with editing from @propublica.org's @jodiscohen.bsky.social.
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
North Dakota Ethics Commission Has No Authority to Punish Officials Violating Ethics Laws, State Leaders Argue
Voters created an ethics watchdog agency seven years ago. But officials keep pushing to weaken it, even as North Dakotans are filing a record number of complaints.
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June 10, 2025 at 12:08 PM
NEW: North Dakota lawmakers wanted an ethics commission but then they made it essentially toothless. Very good story from Jacob Orledge and Mary Steurer of the @northdakotamonitor.com, with editing from @propublica.org's @jodiscohen.bsky.social.
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
www.propublica.org/article/nort...